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East Germany's political and economic system reflected its status as a part of the Eastern Bloc of Soviet-allied Communist countries, with the nation ruled by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and operating with a command economy for 41 years until 3 October 1990 when East and West Germany were unified with the former being absorbed ...
East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland, [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ⓘ), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk] ⓘ, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.
5 dni temu · Officially: German Democratic Republic. German: Ostdeutschland or Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Date: 1949 - 1990. Major Events: German reunification. Helsinki Accords. Warsaw Pact. Key People: Claudia Pechstein. Martin Andersen Nexo. Katarina Witt. Erich Honecker. Walter Ulbricht. Related Topics: Comecon. International Investment Bank.
East Germany was a socialist nation, formed in 1949 following the division of Germany into two parts. It was, in many respects, the epicentre of the Cold War – a border zone where the Soviet bloc and the West abutted, and a proving ground for socialist economic policies.
5 dni temu · East Germany became the principal supplier of advanced industrial equipment to the communist countries, though it became apparent after unification that it produced poor quality goods and caused environmental devastation.
From 1952, the Soviets tried to close the inner border between capitalist (West) Germany and communist (East) Germany. But there remained an emigration loophole in Berlin itself until August 1961. Many of the East’s most talented citizens left for the West.
On October 3, 1990, a single, unified Federal Republic of Germany came into being and East Germany disappeared. The months and years that followed present a complicated story of excitement, bewilderment, and disillusionment. Overnight, institutions and certainties that East Germans expected were gone.
